Maida Vale Residents Panel

The Maida Vale Residents Panel was held on Monday night at the Maida Centre, allowing residents from CityWest villages to get involved with management of their estates.

It was great to see residents from all of the villages - Torridon, Carlton Vale, Tollgate and the Scottish Towers - and we had a good discussion about a number of topics.

On Tollgate Gardens, there remains concern about the drug taking in the bin areas of Godwin House. The Safer Neighbourhoods Team have been made aware and have moved several people on in recent weeks. Further work to discourage this is in the pipeline. There is some also concern regarding drug taking on 40 Tree Green, next to Thurso House and opposite Torridon. The police team are also aware and are making regular patrols.

In the Scottish Towers, there were reports of a number of items thrown out of windows. This is a bit worrying and potentially dangerous given the items being thrown (a hoover, for example). The Estate Office have threatened to start finger-printing any items that descend from the sky - and thankfully the silliness seems to have stopped.

We also discussed satellite dishes and subletting, and went through the Maida Vale Compact - where residents have the opportunity to rate whether or not the Estate Office is delivering on its promises. Residents gave a strong thumbs up for the work done by Laura and her team.

Maida Vale Residents Panels are held quarterly. You can find out more information from the Estate Office (7641 4853).

Lee

(Photograph of the Scottish Towers courtesy of CityWest Homes)